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Friday, February 23, 2018

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Frederik Backman, 384 pages


  Seven-year-old Elsa and her 77-year-old grandma are quite the pair for others to contend with.
  The former is a precocious child obsessed with Harry Potter, straightforward to the point of adult discomfort with her never-ending questions. She is well-versed with Wikipedia content and experienced in running from children who would physically punish her for being so different.
  The latter is a retired surgeon turned grandmother who does and says exactly what she likes when she likes, very little of it socially acceptable.
  Grandmother and Elsa survive real-world "idiots" through fairy tale worlds Grandmother has created . . . until Grandmother dies . . . until Elsa is left with last missions from Grandmother that bring adventure and new perspectives of the real world, of cherished fairy tale lands, and even of Grandmother herself.
  This book was written by a Swedish author and takes place in Sweden. It's packed with dialogue, told through Elsa’s viewpoint, and caused me to laugh out loud all the way through . . . until I cried . . . and ultimately reached the end quite satisfied as should happen in all good fairy tales. The experience was delightful.
  I listened to the book as read by Joan Walker.

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